While in the nurse anesthesia program do you get paid?

Answer 1

Although the average student nurse anesthetist works at least 1,694 clinical hours and administers more than 790 anesthetics, this is considered training and goes unpaid. In fact, in order to retain their accreditation, nurse anesthesia programs are prohibited from employing "nurse anesthesia students as nurse anesthetists by title or function." In addition, because of the intensity of nurse anesthesia studies, students are not encouraged to work while in that program. If you would like to learn more about becoming a nurse anesthetist take a look at Becoming a CRNA at http://www.aana.com, (see Related Links below). Jennifer L. Shields

Associate Web Editor

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists